Aggregating an RSS Feed into MCMS

For the next example, we will create a placeholder control that will allow users to enter the URL of an RSS feed and aggregate the contents into a posting.

Creating the Placeholder Control

To create the RSS aggregation placeholder control, we will create a new placeholder in the TropicalGreenControlLib project.

1. 1. Load the Tropical Green solution in Visual Studio .NET.

2. 2. Right-click on the TropicalGreenControlLib project and select Add | Add Class.

3. 3. Name the new class RssReaderPlaceholderControl.cs and click OK.

4. 4. Import the following namespaces:

   using System;
   using System.Net;
   								using System.Text;
   								using System.Xml;
   								using System.Web;
   								using System.Web.UI;
   								using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
   								using Microsoft.ContentManagement.Publishing;
   								using Microsoft.ContentManagement.Publishing.Extensions.Placeholders;
   								using Microsoft.ContentManagement.WebControls.Design;
   								using Microsoft.ContentManagement.WebControls...